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Detection And Characterization Of Extrasolar Planets Through Planet-Disk Dynamical Interactions, Maryam Tabeshian
Detection And Characterization Of Extrasolar Planets Through Planet-Disk Dynamical Interactions, Maryam Tabeshian
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Structures observed in circumstellar disks may be caused by gravitational interaction with planetary or stellar companions. These perturbed disks are often signposts of planet birth in exoplanetary systems, and offer insights into the properties of both the disk and the perturbing planets. Therefore, structures observed in these disks provide a powerful tool for detecting and studying extrasolar planetary systems. In this work, we examine the link between disk structures and nearby/embedded planets using numerical simulations of both hypothetical and observed disk systems.
We demonstrate that gaps can be opened in dynamically cold debris disks at the mean-motion resonances (MMRs) of …